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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Tablet 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gilgamesh's dreams are a realization of his personal what?
(a) curse put on him by the woman
(b) knowledge given by the gods
(c) Hopes for the future
(d) Fears

2. What do the eight winds do to Humbaba?
(a) Immobilize him
(b) Blow him into the sea
(c) Blow him to the underworld
(d) Blow down the trees on top of him

3. Line 42 at the end of Tablet 4 is called what kind of line?
(a) A final-line
(b) A imaginary line
(c) A catch-line
(d) A culminating line

4. Who is Ninsun?
(a) Enkidu's wife
(b) Gilgamesh's mother
(c) Enkidu's mother
(d) Gilgamesh's wife

5. Who helps Enkidu and Gilgamesh defeat Humbaba?
(a) Animals in the forest
(b) Shamash
(c) They do not defeat Humbaba.
(d) The shepherds

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a recension?

2. Who intercedes to help Gilgamesh overcome Humbaba?

3. At what time of night does Gilgamesh awaken Enkidu to tell him about his dream?

4. What is another name for the cedar forest?

5. What is stilled into silence when the men behold the forest?

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